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New Ukrainian defence minister takes office as ousted predecessor calls for wartime elections

By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian lawmakers appointed a new defence minister on Wednesday, hours after his ousted predecessor dealt a major blow to President

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